Infant Photography/Portraiture
Feb 5, 2020 21:39:15 #
I had the opportunity to shoot newborn sessions a few times now. The setup for this shot is a single florescent light softbox/85mm lens/f/8.0/iso100/1/13shutter. I'm just looking for a critique on this image. (I have provided a reduced size image here.)
Feb 6, 2020 12:31:56 #
Thank you for posting you image along with the technical information.
Obviously, thereis not much you can do about posing a newborn baby. We have all heard the expression "sleeping like a baby" and you have captured a lovely peaceful expression of a beautiful baby girl. So...waht can be improved?
Lighting: The lightg method and positon is basically OK. There seems to be a bit of uneven lighing on the subject's face- her forehead seems darker that the lower part of the face.
In a newborn portrait, it's best ff the smoothness and softness of the skin tone is emphasized and the texture of the blankets are not as prominent. The delinitatn of the background and the bed and the foregorund has created some distracting lines. If a second light source woud have illuminated the background a softer high-key effect would have resulted.
Some of theses issues can be addressed in post processing- so for the purpose of illustration I did a a rough edit- created a vignette, faked a shallower depth of field, lighted the background, and evened out the lighting on her face. A tighter crop placed more emphasis on the subject's face and expression.
Someties it helps to envision the image in a picture frame as a keepsake for the parents.
Obviously, thereis not much you can do about posing a newborn baby. We have all heard the expression "sleeping like a baby" and you have captured a lovely peaceful expression of a beautiful baby girl. So...waht can be improved?
Lighting: The lightg method and positon is basically OK. There seems to be a bit of uneven lighing on the subject's face- her forehead seems darker that the lower part of the face.
In a newborn portrait, it's best ff the smoothness and softness of the skin tone is emphasized and the texture of the blankets are not as prominent. The delinitatn of the background and the bed and the foregorund has created some distracting lines. If a second light source woud have illuminated the background a softer high-key effect would have resulted.
Some of theses issues can be addressed in post processing- so for the purpose of illustration I did a a rough edit- created a vignette, faked a shallower depth of field, lighted the background, and evened out the lighting on her face. A tighter crop placed more emphasis on the subject's face and expression.
Someties it helps to envision the image in a picture frame as a keepsake for the parents.
Feb 6, 2020 16:25:03 #
E.L.. Shapiro, thank you for your input, I will put that to use next available time.
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Feb 14, 2020 14:24:42 #
I think sometimes there are few responses here because Ed is so thorough and spot on there is nothing left to say. Indeed, this is the case, however, I thought I would add that I bet the family loves that number one sign the baby is making. Am I right?
Feb 14, 2020 15:00:36 #
jaysnave, Thanks for looking, yes the family thoroughly loved the single finger. Their interpretation was, "just a minute"
jaysnave wrote:
I think sometimes there are few responses here because Ed is so thorough and spot on there is nothing left to say. Indeed, this is the case, however, I thought I would add that I bet the family loves that number one sign the baby is making. Am I right?
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